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Aurora Commercial in Aurora, Indiana

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Aurora Commercial

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Aurora, Indiana, United States of America

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Feb 09, 1865

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Parafina Becomes Bride in a Shocking Civil War Romance

A Cornville widow answers a soldier’s lonely ad and writes a bold letter to Frank L. De Witt. He arrives with a hidden companion, revealing a mulatto bride, triggering Parafina’s rage and a swift, humiliating ejection from the house. Parafina leaves forever, still unmarried, chasing a fate she believes may yet come.

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Wanrgo Potomac Army Frank L. de Witt Camp Jefferson Army of the Potomac Parafina Bean Parafina Cornville Mr. de Witt Yeaders Frank Z de Witt Herald Frank Lillian Wilben Pman Parafin Boston Parafiva Eugenie Sarah Jane Molly Parsfina Mr. Rochester Sir Charles Grandison Krank Paraila Néaven Elisa Frankie Darling Frankl Sarah Jane Peck
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Wit and Wisdom Fragments Triggered by Daily Life

A collection of proverbs and comic quips on marriage, love, self awareness, and human nature. The items include jokes about wives, men, cows, and a Scots lawyer, with snippets of rural humor and social observations. The tone echoes a late 19th or early 20th century humor column.

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